Women's Volleyball

Bears Earn First Win, 3-0, Over Hartford

Sep 04, 2010

Storrs, Conn. - The Brown volleyball team earned its first
win of the 2010 season, taking a 3-0 victory over Hartford at the
UConn Toyota Classic. Brown (1-2) took the hard-fought match with a
29-27 win in the first game, 25-21 in game two, and 25-18 in game
three.

Freshman Alexandra Rieckhoff (Laguna Beach, CA), who was named
to the All-Tournament Team, stepped up by registering all 14
of Brown's assists. Sophomore Katrina Post (Pasadena, CA)
came through with a game high five kills.

The Bears battled host UConn in its opening match on Saturday,
falling to the Huskies by a 3-0 margin. Brown and UConn had
two tight games with the Huskies winning both, 25-22 and
25-23. The Huskies won the third game by a 25-11 margin.

Post turned in a solid defensive performance against UConn,
registering a match high 16 digs. On the offensive side, Rieckhoff
registered 16 of Brown's 18 assists.